Shwe Sai
BornKaren State, Myanmar
Other namesရွှေဆိုင်း
NationalityMyanmar Burmese
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
StanceOrthodox
ChildrenSai Maung Maung (son)[1]

Shwe Sai (Burmese: ရွှေဆိုင်း), is a retired Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion.[2]

Personal life

Shwe Sai is born in the Karen state and has a son named Sai Maung Maung, who also competes in Lethwei and who is signed to the World Lethwei Championship.[2]

Lethwei career

On 10 and 11 July 2004, Shwe Sai and teammates Aye Bo Sein, Naing Wan Lay and Win Tun competed in a Lethwei tournament at Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.[3] The Burmese fighters were matched against four Japanese fighters: Tamura, Yoshitaro Niimi, Takaharu Yamamoto and Seiji Wakasugi.[4][5]

During his reign, Shwe Sai faced Zaw Win Tun, 1996 Golden Belt Champion, with Shwe Sai having the upper hand having won one fight while the other was a draw.[6] On 2 August 2019, Shwe Sai's son Sai Maung Maung, was supposed to continue the rivalry and face the son of his past rival Saw Win Tun at WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs, but the fight was cancelled due to medical reason.[1]

In 2006, Shwe Sai was stripped of the Openweight Lethwei World title due to inability to defend the title. Former Openweight champion Shwe War Tun was selected to faced number one contender Lone Chaw. Both men fought for the now vacant title to crown a new champion and Lone Chaw was victorious becaming the new Openweight Champion.[7] On 4 May, 2009, as reposted by MMA Mania, Shwe Sai and Lone Chaw eventually faced each other in Yangon. Shwe Sai knocked down Lone Chaw in a spectacular manner.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

Championships

Lethwei record

Professional Lethwei record
0 fights, 0 wins (0 (KO/TKO's), 0 losses, 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-11-25 Draw Myanmar Saw Nga Man Myanmar vs. Thailand Challenge Fights, Myaing Gyi Ngu Hpa-an, Myanmar Draw 2 3:00
2011 Draw Myanmar Phoe Kay Challenge Fight [9] Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2010-01-10 Draw Myanmar Yan Gyi Aung Win Sein Taw Ya 2010 [10] Mudon Township, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2009-04-05 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Final Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 0:18
2009-02-28 Loss Myanmar Yan Gyi Aung Dagon Shwe Aung Lan Semi-final Yangon, Myanmar Decision 5
2008-04-27 Draw Myanmar Yan Gyi Aung Challenge Fights, Aung San National Indoor Stadium Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
Stipped from Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt in 2006 due to inability to defend
2005-10-16 Draw Myanmar Lone Chaw 2nd City F.M Aung Lan Tournament, M.C.C. Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2004-07-11 Draw Japan Yoshitaro Niimi Myanmar vs. Japan Challenge Fights Yangon, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
2004-06-13 Win Myanmar Wan Chai Challenge Fights, Thuwunna Gymnasium Yangon, Myanmar TKO 3 2:52
2004 Win Myanmar Shan Lay Thway Challenge Fight 2004 Yangon, Myanmar KO
Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
1999-08-01 Draw Myanmar Ali Ba Htoo football field Mandalay, Myanmar Draw 5 3:00
Wins Openweight Lethwei Golden Belt
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Mark Schroeder. "Reviewing the 64th Karen State Day Lethwei Event". The Fight Site. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "SONS OF LETHWEI LEGENDS TO MEET IN THE RING AT WLC: KING OF NINE". Asia Persuasian MMA. 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Akitoshi Tamura (Japan) and Aye Bo Sein (Myanmar) in action in 67 kg division" (PDF). New Light of Myanmar. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "မြန်မာ-ဂျပန် မြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့ပြိုင်ပွဲအကြို ရှင်းလင်းပွဲကျင်းပ" (PDF). The Mirror Daily. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "နိုငံတကာမြန်မာ့ရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့စိန်ခေါ်ပွဲကျင်းပ၊ နိုင်းဝမ်းလေးက ယာမာမိုတိုကို အလဲထိုးဖြင့်နိုင်" (PDF). The Mirror Daily. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ Gerald Ng (23 June 2019). "WLC KING OF NINE LIMBS: FIGHTING FAMILIES". Fightmag. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021.
  7. ^ Leena Salim (1 April 2015). "Lone Chaw - A Gentle Legend, A Lethwei Fighter". Myanmore Magazine.
  8. ^ Andrew Richardson (18 December 2019). "Midnight Mania! Justin Gaethje pays off student lunch debt for two schools in Denver". MMA Mania.
  9. ^ YouTube. YouTube.[dead link]
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Myanmar Lethwei kickboxing, "Yan G. Aung vs. Shwe Sai. YouTube.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byShan Lay Thway Openweight Lethwei World Champion 2003 – May 21, 2006Stripped due to inability to defend Succeeded byLone Chaw
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